Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/19

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Subject: Re: [Leica] [OT] Re- new aviation rules
From: Adam Bridge <abridge@mac.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 23:59:35 -0700

on 9/19/01 9:59 PM, Tim Atherton at tim@KairosPhoto.com thoughtfully wrote:

> Four or five years ago a Canadian Navy Submarine Commander was "cashiered",
> as they say in Britain, for taking part in some strange submariners ritual
> which included the insertion of one of these cigar tubes (surely it had to
> be an Upmann...) in the anus of some poor young officer in the wardroom.
> 
> So obviously these military habits die hard and continue from generation to
> generation. Why his lawyer didn't try and introduce the "training in
> preparation for being a POW" argument, I don't know!!
> ...
> Tim A
> 
> PS - note to self - if I find myself on a submarine, keep my back to the
> wall

Well, as a submarine guy, I have to think the Canadians have a problem.
<grin>

Keeping your back to the wall in a submarine is VERY easy however. And you
sure don't have to worry about showering with any one.

Adam Bridge
Plank-owner USS PARCHE SSN-683

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